Chapter 1646： Dog eater

In fact, the promise to give 100,000 British sheep to the Netherlands will definitely offend Edward. After all, the British absolutely do not want to see the Flemish people get enough wool.

100,000 British sheep, breed them well, one or two litters a year, and they can be expanded several times in a few years. In this case, the British woolen industry will be affected.

But Marin didn't care about this effect. In fact, he could get 500,000 British sheep. Because, under his name, Northumberland is now a sheep breeding area of ​​Chinese medicine. The terrain of Northumberland is not flat, only the eastern coastal areas are mainly plains. In its western region, it is mainly hills and swamps. Moreover, the local temperature is low and it is only suitable for growing cold-tolerant crops such as rye. Don't even think about wheat or anything.

Therefore, after taking control of Northumberland, Marin only developed rye cultivation in the Eastern Plains. As for the hilly areas in the west, sheep farming has been vigorously developed. At present, the total number of wool-producing sheep in England under the name of Marin in Northumberland exceeds 500,000. Although it is not much compared with the total number of more than 13 million in England, it is also quite a lot.

But England has long ordered a ban on the export of live sheep, which is to prevent competitors from obtaining British sheep breeds and reduce the demand for English wool. At the same time, it overwhelmed the wool industry in England.

Therefore, Marin's commitment to 100,000 British sheep is definitely a great favor. If another British would dare to do this, Edward would have broken his body. Only Marin, with 20,000 troops in the UK, was not afraid of Edward looking for him to settle the bill.

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Sure enough, after returning to Ghent, Philip discussed with the Dutch nobles, and the local nobles were all tempted ...

If you raise British sheep that produce high-quality wool on your own land, you can definitely save a lot of costs! The noblemen of the Netherlands, especially the noblemen of the Flemish region, almost all have a number of wool mills, which are closely related to the wool industry. The Flemish wool industry is booming, and they make more money. On the contrary, you earn less.

And a simple truth, it is said that in England, the purchase of wool from the wool-producing farm costs only 4 pounds per bag. Counting the king's taxes and high profits, it was only £ 8 a bag. The import price of this Flemish wool factory is 12 to 13 pounds, which is too cheap.

Moreover, the purchase price of 4 pounds a bag also made the sheep nobleman make a lot of money. In other words, if they raise their own British sheep, the cost per bag is about 4 pounds, even if they pay tax to Philip the monarch. This cost is supplied to the wool mill, and the cost is reduced by more than half. What is the attraction?

So, after some discussion, Philip took a few Dutch noblemen to Aurich and asked Marin to discuss further ...

The Dutch nobles obviously wanted more, and they proposed the need for more British sheep. But Marin refused without hesitation. He hypocritically told Philip and several Dutch nobility-providing 100,000 British sheep, enough to anger the King Edward. If there are more, the title of the Earl of Newcastle will be deprived of the other party ...

Speaking of this, Philip and several Dutch noblemen have nothing to say. After all, under normal circumstances, this is indeed the case.

But they didn't know that Edward didn't dare to offend Marin now. Because, whether it is to conquer Scotland or control Ireland, he must rely on Marin's army. So, even with anger, Edward has to bear it now. Even if you want to retaliate, you have to wait for the domestic situation to stabilize ...

However, Marin will not give Edward a chance to retaliate. Because, once the situation in the British Isles has stabilized, Marin will let Edward "lead the lunch." Therefore, he does not care about Edward turning over the old account.

But Prince Philip and the nobles of the Netherlands did not know that, under normal circumstances, Marin was willing to give them 100,000 British sheep, and it was indeed a big risk. Therefore, they are not good to ask for more.

Then, after some negotiation, the two sides finally decided 100,000 British sheep, and the ratio of rams to ewes was 1 to 9. Moreover, the ewe must be young. In this way, more births can be given to increase the total number.

Marin had no problem with this, because he couldn't look down on this ordinary British sheep ...

In fact, Marin has long been mated with British ewes and Spanish Merino rams, resulting in stable, excellent wool-producing sheep that produce soft, fine wool.

This wool-producing sheep called "North Sea Sheep" not only has finer wool than British wool, but also retains the advantages of softness of British wool. Although the quality is slightly worse than the authentic merino wool, it is much better than the British wool.

With the better hair-producing sheep of the North Sea sheep, Marin naturally looks down on genuine British sheep. Therefore, he would give each other 100,000 sheep so generously. Because, when the scale of Beihai sheep comes up, the wool produced must be overwhelmed by genuine British wool.

Today, the total number of Beihai sheep whose wool production performance has stabilized has exceeded 30,000. As long as we focus on nurturing, there will be 100,000 or even more than one million in the future. By then, the wool industry in Beihai will mainly use this high-quality wool. The woolen cloth produced must be better than woolen cloth made of British wool.

British wool is actually relatively thick, but it is very popular in the market only because it is soft and comfortable. Although merino wool is fine and soft, merino sheep are only suitable for arid areas. If it is changed to a wet area, it is easy to get sick and die.

Why is it that only Australia will become the main producer of merino later on? Is it not because Australia is a dry continent? The United States also introduced merino sheep at the beginning, but unfortunately it cannot survive. Otherwise, the unique agricultural and animal husbandry conditions in the United States have long become a major producer of merino sheep.

Therefore, at the beginning, Marin took the route followed by future generations—breeding with merino rams and local ewes, and cultivating varieties suitable for the local area.

Just like the North Sea sheep cultivated by Marin in this way, not only does the wool quality exceed the original British sheep, but also the climate adaptability is good. Marin sent dozens of North Sea sheep to New York. These sheep lived very well in the local area and were more suitable for the local climate.

Therefore, with Marin, a better breed of sheep, there is naturally no feeling about sending 100,000 British sheep to the Netherlands. However, if you want to send more, Marin is not happy. After all, 100,000 free giveaways are already considered a major bleeding. Still letting yourself bleed, isn't it wrong?

However, if you let Prince Philip and several Dutch nobility return so unsuccessfully, the other party is definitely not happy. If you are not happy, it is not good to prevent yourself from recruiting refugees in the Netherlands.

Therefore, Marin tried to make them happy. Of course, while making the other person happy, you should not suffer too much.

Then, Marin sacrificed the sheep-raising artifact—Shepherd Dog!

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At present, there are two famous shepherd dog breeds in the hands of Marin-Demu and Bianmu. Among them, German animal husbandry was bred with Alsatian wolfhound. Bianmu is selected and bred from local sheepdogs in the border county of southern Scotland, which has become a Marlin enclosure. It is known as the smartest dog in the world.

Marin hesitated again and again, and finally decided to send Prince Philip a batch of border collies instead of German shepherds. Why? Because German animal husbandry can be used as a military dog, the strategic value is greater. Because of the small size and the courage, Bianmu is only suitable for shepherding.

Of course, as the world's first smart dog, Bianmu is absolutely capable of shepherding sheep. Moreover, Marin also needs their shepherding.

Why do you say that? Because, with the help of Bianmu, the Dutch ranch needs less manpower. With a dog, people will be eliminated. The eliminated farmers naturally entered Marin's hands ...

In the final analysis, Malin sent the border collie dogs in disguise, and did not give the farmers in the Netherlands a livelihood, deliberately forcing them to accept their own solicitation Malinte took them to a pasture outside of the city of Aurich, which specializes in the breeding of East Friesian sheep (milk-producing sheep), and they watched the scene of lively and clever side-grazing herds, which deeply shocked the gang. Guy.

Right now, there are shepherd dogs in the Netherlands. However, there are no smart shepherd dogs like Bianmu. Marin sent a group of young border shepherds to Prince Philip and several nobles of the Netherlands, and also sent a special dog trainer to the Netherlands to help them train, which really made them very happy.

They did not know that Marin did this to seize the population of the Netherlands. When raising sheep all depends on dogs, what else can farmers do? It was naturally taken away by Marin ...

Later, in the "enclosure movement" in the Netherlands, the cute, lively, intelligent and capable border collie dog was deeply hated by the land-stricken Dutch farmers. The British “enclosure movement” was later called “sheep eating people”, while the Netherlands ’“ enclosure movement ”was described as“ sheep eating with dogs ”. And the dog in it is naturally the border collie. After all, the smart and capable border collie robs people of their jobs and makes people unable to live, so they are described as "dog eaters" ...

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